adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thy loss is bitter, for no chance, no fame, No wealth of love, can ever compensate for a dead mother.
Admetus
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ______________________ "Farewell, Admetus and my little son, Eumelus,--O these clinging baby hands!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ______________________ "Farewell, Admetus and my little son, Eumelus,--O these clinging baby hands!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mine eyes are growing blind: The darkness gathers.
babynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading ______________________ "Farewell, Admetus and my little son, Eumelus,--O these clinging baby hands!
bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Thy loss is bitter, for no chance, no fame, No wealth of love, can ever compensate for a dead mother.
blindnounUS /blaɪnd/
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Mine eyes are growing blind: The darkness gathers.
boldadjectiveUS /boʊld/
fearless and daring
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
bonenounUS /boʊn/
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Thy loss is bitter, for no chance, no fame, No wealth of love, can ever compensate for a dead mother.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Thy loss is bitter, for no chance, no fame, No wealth of love, can ever compensate for a dead mother.
clingingverbUS /ˈklɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading ______________________ "Farewell, Admetus and my little son, Eumelus,--O these clinging baby hands!
compensateverbUS /ˈkɑːmpənseɪt/
adjust for
From this reading Thy loss is bitter, for no chance, no fame, No wealth of love, can ever compensate for a dead mother.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Mine eyes are growing blind: The darkness gathers.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Thy loss is bitter, for no chance, no fame, No wealth of love, can ever compensate for a dead mother.
doubleverbUS /ˈdʌbəl/
increase twofold
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
Eumelus
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ______________________ "Farewell, Admetus and my little son, Eumelus,--O these clinging baby hands!
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Thy loss is bitter, for no chance, no fame, No wealth of love, can ever compensate for a dead mother.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Mine eyes are growing blind: The darkness gathers.
famenounUS /feɪm/
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Thy loss is bitter, for no chance, no fame, No wealth of love, can ever compensate for a dead mother.
FarewellnounUS /ˌferˈwel/
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading ______________________ "Farewell, Admetus and my little son, Eumelus,--O these clinging baby hands!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thy loss is bitter, for no chance, no fame, No wealth of love, can ever compensate for a dead mother.
fulfillverbUS /fʊlˈfɪl/
put in effect
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
gathersnounUS /ˈɡæðərz/
plural of “gather” — sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
From this reading Mine eyes are growing blind: The darkness gathers.
godsnounUS /ɡɑːdz/
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
GrecianadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːʃən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Mine eyes are growing blind: The darkness gathers.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading ______________________ "Farewell, Admetus and my little son, Eumelus,--O these clinging baby hands!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thy loss is bitter, for no chance, no fame, No wealth of love, can ever compensate for a dead mother.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ______________________ "Farewell, Admetus and my little son, Eumelus,--O these clinging baby hands!
lossnounUS /lɔːs/
something that is lost
From this reading Thy loss is bitter, for no chance, no fame, No wealth of love, can ever compensate for a dead mother.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Thy loss is bitter, for no chance, no fame, No wealth of love, can ever compensate for a dead mother.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
manlyadjectiveUS /ˈmænli/
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
MinepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mine eyes are growing blind: The darkness gathers.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Thy loss is bitter, for no chance, no fame, No wealth of love, can ever compensate for a dead mother.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ______________________ "Farewell, Admetus and my little son, Eumelus,--O these clinging baby hands!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Thy loss is bitter, for no chance, no fame, No wealth of love, can ever compensate for a dead mother.
NobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading ______________________ "Farewell, Admetus and my little son, Eumelus,--O these clinging baby hands!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thy loss is bitter, for no chance, no fame, No wealth of love, can ever compensate for a dead mother.
shiververbUS /ˈʃɪvər/
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading ______________________ "Farewell, Admetus and my little son, Eumelus,--O these clinging baby hands!
spake
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
spearsnounUS /spɪrz/
plural of “spear” — a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ______________________ "Farewell, Admetus and my little son, Eumelus,--O these clinging baby hands!
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy loss is bitter, for no chance, no fame, No wealth of love, can ever compensate for a dead mother.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
wealthnounUS /welθ/
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading Thy loss is bitter, for no chance, no fame, No wealth of love, can ever compensate for a dead mother.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
wrestleverbUS /ˈresəl/
combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
From this reading Thou, O king, fulfill The double duty: love him with my love, And make him bold to wrestle, shiver spears, Noble and manly, Grecian to the bone; And tell him that his mother spake with gods.
